How to be a scholar and a gentleman

[delphipsmith]

Francis Bacon's recommendations for being a "gentleman scholar" (1594), and my new ambition of what I want to be/do/have when I grow up. I love the idea of "in small compass a model of universal nature made private" so that you can study whatever it is you want to, right there in your own little realm :)

First, the collecting of a most perfect

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[shiv5468]

As long as someone else does the gardening tbh. I like the idea, oh yes, but not the work!

I think I've got that library already

[delphipsmith]

I'm working on the library and Mr Psmith is working on acquiring the menagerie. But yeah, based on the current state of our yard we definitely need a gardener LOL!